Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-22
OUR BUILDING INTERESTS.
A LARGE NUMBER OF HANDSOME
STRUCTURES TO BE ERECTED.
The Healthy Growth of the City AS Indi-
Gated by this Branch of Business-Par-
tial List of Buildings Erected or
to be Completed this Year.

OF the varied and extensive business in
terests of Burlington the building trade is
among the more important. 1t gives en-
ployment, directly and indirectly,to large
number of men, contributing largely to
the prosperity of the city. This interest is
now in very flourishing condition, the
most of our contractors reporting fully
an average season, and many of them an
Improvement over former years. There
is plenty of work for the mechanics of the
city who are finding no difficulty in procur
ing employment. but for the workingmen
of other towns where building is in de
pressed condition, unless they are skilful
above the average, there is no work in
Burlington. The wages paid this season
are about the same as in former years,
running from 81. 10 to &. 80 per day.
The cottage style house still remains a
favorite with our citizens, although the
tendency seems to be working toward the
colonial style. Repairs have been unusu-
ally numerous this season, every one
seeming to be stimulated to improve the
appearance of their residences by the other
| improvements made around them.
| Among the more important buildings
which have been completed since the sea-
son opened, are III process of building or
are to be erected soon, are the following
Young ladies seminary at Rock Point,
stone, under the supervision of w ii.
Townsend, 1900.
Y. NJ. G. A. building, corner Church
and College, estimated cost, SAP, 600.
S. Huntington's store, Church and Col
lege, to be erected as part of the Y. NJ.
G. A. building, estimated at nearly
$4,000, the whole block costing nearly
500, 900.
Hotel Burlington, Delaney and Harring-
ton, St. Paul street. $4,000.
q. 4 +. Sparhawk, sanitarium, Bank
street, completed at a cost of about
$4,000,
Bundy and Barrows Bros. brick block.
Church street, estimated at about $780,
900.
Howard Relief building, corner Pearl
and Clark streets, $4,000.
County Jail, Main street, brick and
stone, from SIS, 600 to 100000.
Henry Wells, Main street, addition to
house aud barn. 5000, A. b. Fisher
Co.
Clarence Hicks, King street, brick
block, Il. T. Austin, SIP 600.
r. B. Stearns, Willard street. wood and
brick house, a. b. Fisher Co., $500.
o. G., Stacy, North Union street, tene-
Lake Champlain Yacht club house, foot
of College street, estimated cost, $1,000
II. W. Allen, Main street, house, y. b.
Fisher Co, $4,000.
w. l.. Greenleaf, South Union street,
house, ". o. Spear, $4,000.
w. e.. Shaw, house, South Union street,
j. W. Converse, house, Adams street
4. L. Austin, 5000.
j. NJ. Clarke, North avenue, addition tC
Lake View Retreat, w. II. Townsend
$1,000.
Mrs. r. NJ. Clapp, Maple street, house
l.. j. Smith, Maple street, house, L. T
Austin, $1,000.
c. c. Read, Colchester avenue house
Gilmore johnson, 5000.
Joseph Aud. Spruce street, house, w
O. Speare, $1,000.
II. f. Sails, Church street, repairs on
block, 5000.
II. 5. Peck, South Union street, house
J. J. Mclaughlin, $1,000.
DR.. Briggs, North Winooski avenue
house, Gilmore johnson, $1,000.
{. Roby, South Winooski avenue, house
$500
Mrs p. Lamoine, Battery street, house
Frank Gilmond, $4,000.
William Fitzgerald, North Champlair
street, block, Jones & Tracy, $4,000.
Free Press association, College street
repairs, ID. W. c. Clapp, $500.
G. w. Lowrey, CLARK street, house, A
b. Fisher Co., $500.
Brush-Swan Electric Light company
Battery. street, station, G. w; Lee, $4,000
Additions at city water works pump
, ing station, lake shore, $4,000.
j. Il. LanOu, Lafountain street, repair.
to house, Gilmore Johnson, $500.
David Mitchell, Clark street, house
J ones & Tracy, $1,000.
: L. G. Burnham and G.. d. Wright, La
fayette place, house, j. j. Mclaughlin
5000.
> b. l.. Tousley, Rose street, shop and re
| nai &
William Fitzgerald, Smiths Lane, re
pairs, Jones & Tracy, $500
John Riley, Cedar street, repairs, 1900.
William Murphy, Ptkin street. re
pairs Jones Il Tracy, 5000.
John Robar, North avenue, block, $4,000
j. Z. Girard, North avenue, house, $1,000
; {. l.. Marcelais, North avenue. house
? $500
,, c. h. Shambo, house, North avenue, 4
Normand 81 Co., $500.
John Madigan, North Champlain street
house, \. Normand IL Co., $780,
Joseph Lawrence, Elmwood avenue
block, A. Normaud * Co., 800.
Alex Deyette, Elmwood avenue, house
$1,000.
G. p. Smith, College street, repairs tt
store, ID. w. G. Clapp, 800
Stafford Humphrey * Fraser, st, Pau
street. finishing stores, ID. w. G Clapp
/ $500.
5 John Gleason, Interval avenue, repairs
Z $500.
!, In addition to these, several small
houses have been built generally in tn,
North part of the city, for very small
amounts. Many of the workingmen O
/ the city are striving to own a house O
| their own and they will buy small lot
> and in the course Of the season, with bu
very little outside help, working early
! in the morning and late at night, will ge
= up house that has cost but little NOR,
than the bare cost of the material. There
are many who are undecided whether t
{ build this season or not, but several are
e expecting to erect residences that will
cost from $4,000 to $4,000
r The fear of strikes in the city has no
, deferred any from building and Burling
; ton is to be congratulated that the Cit
has been and is so free from labor troubles
g This showing will undoubtedly compar,
: favorably with any eastern city of it
size, showing u steady and health,
growth.
/ THE DELTA MUS.
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